One such father is Christopher, whose real name we are withholding at his request. The creator of DNA NPE Friends, Catherine St Clair, recently created a group for the fathers. Many of them belonged to a private Facebook support group called DNA NPE Friends-where NPE stands for “not parent expected”-that sprang up to connect the thousands of people who’ve had their identities altered by a DNA test. They have also, in some cases, uncovered difficult family secrets.Įarlier this year, I heard from dozens of people who took a DNA test only to discover their fathers were not their biological fathers. The tests have reunited long-lost cousins and helped adoptees find their birth parents, donor-conceived kids their sperm donors. Dillard to my tree and start verifying any DNA matches that might appear in Thrulines.As DNA-testing companies sell millions of kits, they’ve started to rearrange families. My next step? Send a kind message to the owners of the incorrect trees and share my research. My extensive research includes death certificates from three of Cynthia’s children – each giving her maiden name as “Dillard.” This direct evidence correlates with a lot of indirect evidence connecting Cynthia to George W. Someone assumed that this Cynthia was the same Cynthia married to Thomas Beverly Royston, added that to their tree, which was then copied. Another source is from the American Genealogical-Biographical Index and it names a Cynthia Milner, born 1810 in Georgia. How reliable are these trees? Only one has sources listed – two censuses which are correct for Cynthia Royston in the household of Thomas Beverly Royston. Clicking on the green “Evaluate” tag, I see that there are four Ancestry member trees that have a “Cynthia Milner Royston” married to Thomas Beverly Royston. With this hole in my tree, Thrulines added a Hopson Milner as my potential ancestor. However, I hadn’t yet added him to my tree. I’ve been researching my 3rd great grandmother, Cynthia Dillard Royston, for years, and my paper trail points to her probable father being George W. Keep in mind that only those with trees attached to their DNA results will be shown.Īs you move further back in your family tree, there is more room for error, especially if you have a hole in your tree.
I have several first cousins on my maternal side matching me, but only seven have trees, so they are the only seven who show up on Thrulines.Īs you move back on each family line, you’ll see additional matches as second and then third cousins are added to the mix.
Moving back another generation, I noticed the same thing with my grandparents. Without a linked tree, Ancestry doesn’t include him in Thrulines although on my match list he is clearly labeled as my son and has inherited about 25% of his DNA from my father. He has several unlinked trees associated with his results, but since I manage his kit those come from my list of trees and only one of them would be correct. Where is my son who has also tested on Ancestry? Turns out he does not have a tree connected to his DNA test. I started with my father and you can see in the screenshot below that the only match I have is my daughter, Nicole. I recommend starting with your closest ancestor, then moving back to learn more about how Thrulines works.
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